Since Australia's first reality TV show POPSTARS launched her professional career 10 years ago, Katie Underwood has already clocked up quite a resume in the entertainment industry. She began as a singer/songwriter with trance act TERRA FERMA (UK – Platipus Records), a singer in multi-platinum, award winning pop-group, BARDOT, singer/songwriter with Dance act DISCO MONTEGO and continues to work alongside Electro DJ/Producer ‘Mr Timothy’ aka T-FUNK.
She has been nominated for 2 ARIA awards (best video and best dance release) and 2 APRA awards (‘Beautiful’ and her solo single ‘Danger’), winning the APRA in 2003 for her best dance release, ‘Beautiful’. Both of her Dance releases, BEAUTIFUL and BE TOGETHER reached # 1 on the ARIA Club Chart.
Katie also worked as a TV presenter for Channel 7 on UNDERCOVER ANGELS, a 3-time guest presenter on THE PANEL with Channel 10, starred in musical theatre productions in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide and produced her own cabaret show DOLLS, DOVES & A DIVA for the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2008. Katie won the Rainbow Award for Best Live Performance in 2006 for the Opening of the Midsumma Carnival in Melbourne and was the headline act at Sydney’s Sleazeball in the same year.
Now Katie is revelling in her long-time love of jazz, swing and blues and performs regularly with her band at venues around Melbourne. With a new jazz album on the way and another dance release brewing, the best is yet to come for this unique and diverse performer. Watch this space…
(read less)Since Australia's first reality TV show POPSTARS launched her professional career 10 years ago, Katie Underwood has already clocked up quite a resume in the entertainment industry. She began as a singer/songwriter with trance act TERRA FERMA (UK – Platipus Records), a singer in multi-platinum, award winning pop-group, BARDOT, singer/songwriter with Dance act DISCO MONTEGO and continues to work alongside Electro DJ/Producer ‘Mr Timothy’ aka T-FUNK.
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